Wed, Sep. 30, 2015

It has been, admittedly, a few months since the last edition of the podcast. However, that does not mean it's been a few months since I've actually compiled one, it's just been awhile since I released one. The delay is unfortunate but it works out favorably because these songs are still great, no matter when you experience them.

Thu, Jun. 25, 2015

Some editions of this podcast are better than others but this particular edition seems like it's already hit my heavy rotation. Music in Nashville is in a GOOD place right now and these seven songs help exemplify that diversity and enjoyability.

Mon, May. 18, 2015

Chalk it up to years of touring and being nailed to women-only bills, but I have a slight irritation of ‘female centric’ lists, line-ups, bios, and press. However, I do think it’s imperative to point out that the gender gap is no closer to closing in 2015 than it was in 1995. The Guardian recently published this statistic: This year, 89.6% of the acts confirmed for Reading and Leeds are all-male. These are not the only festivals that seem to have a gender bias going on. Some execs have cited oversights, others have said it’s just a matter of availability. With this kind of denial, we shouldn’t be surprised that we’re still dealing with women artists being ‘othered’ and treated as token minorities in mainstream music.

Here’s my short list of some of Nashville’s most talented ladies. I chose to stay in more rock/pop territory because I think Nashville is still pretty under represented when it comes to genres other than country, folk, and americana. In that case, I want to make sure I mention Margo Price, Caitlin Rose, Birdcloud, Those Darlins, Alana Royale, and Thelma and the Sleaze for working their asses off to make this town brim with great music. I’m also looking forward to new music by Adia Victoria, the Dead Deads, and Ariel Bui. Some of the artists I chose for this playlist are great friends, some are acquaintances, and some I barely know - but all I deeply respect for their artistry. Each of these songs are very special to me. When I was growing up here and starting to play music, I was aware of only a teaspoon of female musicians in this town. Today, Nashville has a healthy tablespoon. This progress excites me.

“We keep coming back to the question of representation because identity is always about representation. People forget that when they wanted white women to get into the workforce because of the world war, what did they start doing? They started having a lot of commercials, a lot of movies, a lot of things that were redoing the female image, saying, ‘Hey, you can work for the war, but you can still be feminine.’ So what we see is that the mass media, film, TV, all of these things, are powerful vehicles for maintaining the kinds of systems of domination we live under, imperialism, racism, sexism etc. Often there’s a denial of this and art is presented as politically neutral, as though it is not shaped by a reality of domination.”
-bell hooks

Tue, Mar. 24, 2015

After a short hibernation, I'm back to posting semi-regular podcasts. The following is a collection of music unearthed during the quiet interim and more recent additions. Also, a little bookend tribute to the late Dave Cloud - who's music I was not personally familiar with but certainly feel like diving in now full force.

Tue, Jun. 4, 2013

If you weren't aware, this site is the brainchild of Doug Lehmann (of Mystery Twins and, previously, The Clutters). However, all of the blog posts, podcasts, tweets, facebook posts and what nots are written by me - Michael Eades. Unfortunately, I'm moving up to New York and won't be continuing my active duties of curation here. I've setup a Tumblr to house future Nashville news and, once I'm settled, I'm going to merge that new site with this domain.

Long story short: changes to this site are coming in the future. In the short term, there won't be new posts for a week or so from myself. Just a heads up that we're in a bit of a hibernation stage.

Mon, Jun. 3, 2013

Nashville has some fine Pop/Rock undertakings but Ryan Ervin's style has always been particularly unique and recognizable. Simple, catchy, songs with honest lyrical content. Can't argue with that. Listen to the new Century Club EP for evidence.

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Wed, May. 29, 2013

I've been having a look back through the archive at some of the earlier podcasts and guess what? They had one, maybe two, sentence descriptions. This exposition is ridiculous! You know what the podcast is and what it contains!

Bully - Bully

Ultras S/C - 1417 Roberts Ave

Penicillin Baby - The World's Not Waiting

Hotpipes - Magic is Everywhere

Bad Cop - Mama Said

NORM - Across the Bow

blackbear - Stormy Weather

Los Colognes - 99 Ways

Blank Range - Same Sun

Kokopeligroso - Moonshadows

Coupler - Kitezh

Hollow Ox - Give me a Light

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